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DOOM 3 August 3rd?

For the longest time, id Software and Activision have maintained a "when it's done" approach on the topic of DOOM 3's release date, but it seems the wait may finally be coming to an end. In our "on location" piece a few months back, we speculated that all signs were pointing to a summer release, which id Software comfirmed just prior to this year's E3. Now, several online retailers, such as GameStop and EB Games are both reporting an August 3rd release date.

While EB Games reports the DOOM 3 date simply as "just announced," it's interesting to note that GameStop, which originally posted a disclaimer that the August 3rd date was unofficial, just changed its messaging to read "official launch date of August 3rd, 2004 confirmed."

This guy has been on a hunger strike since DOOM 3 was announced. We told him it was a bad idea...

The timing would be perfect for longtime fans of id Software's games, which include the original DOOM titles and the Quake series, as the annual QuakeCon event is set to take place August 12-15 in Grapevine, Texas. With 4500 attendees already signed up, QuakeCon 2004 will be the largest so far, and if DOOM 3 is indeed released in early August, we'd expect it to be one of the centerpieces of the event.

As of this time, representatives of id Software or Activision (DOOM 3's publisher) were unavailable for comment on the August 3 ship date, but we'll be following this story and will have the official word as soon as its available.